EP3515634A1 - Réglage de la conicité de petit côté d'une lingotière de coulée continue, procédé et dispositif - Google Patents

Réglage de la conicité de petit côté d'une lingotière de coulée continue, procédé et dispositif

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EP3515634A1
EP3515634A1 EP17771449.0A EP17771449A EP3515634A1 EP 3515634 A1 EP3515634 A1 EP 3515634A1 EP 17771449 A EP17771449 A EP 17771449A EP 3515634 A1 EP3515634 A1 EP 3515634A1
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Franz Ramstorfer
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D11/00—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths
    • B22D11/04—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths into open-ended moulds
    • B22D11/05—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths into open-ended moulds into moulds having adjustable walls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D11/00—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths
    • B22D11/16—Controlling or regulating processes or operations
    • B22D11/168—Controlling or regulating processes or operations for adjusting the mould size or mould taper

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  • the invention relates to a method for controlling the narrow-side conicity of a continuous casting mold based on the measurement of the forces applied to the narrow sides.
  • the invention relates to a continuous casting mold whose narrow side plates are made by means of actuators located at different distances from the pouring side in accordance with the method according to the invention.
  • Continuous casting molds are used in the casting of metal slabs, in particular when casting steel slabs.
  • a continuous casting mold in which the method according to the invention is used, consists of four individual, mutually displaceably arranged metal plates, the so-called mold plates, which are preferably made of a copper alloy and have a substantially parallelepiped shape.
  • all four mold plates have approximately the same extent, which is consequently designated as mold height H.
  • two of the mold plates each have the same dimension in the width direction.
  • the chill plates of the larger widthwise pair are also referred to as wide side plates, those having the smaller widthwise dimension than narrow side plates.
  • the four mold plates of a continuous casting mold are, with respect to the casting direction, arranged at the same height, wherein the two wide side plate plates and the two narrow side plates each face each other.
  • the arrangement of the mold plates to one another is such that each of the two broad side plates during the casting process with its inner face the two narrow side panels, and vice versa, each narrow side plate contacted with two mutually ge ⁇ genionatill outer surfaces of the two broad-side plates.
  • the distance between the outlet-side ends of the narrow side plates is referred to as a casting width, since this distance defines the dimension of the cast metal strand as it leaves the mold.
  • the - relative to the casting direction - enclosed by the mold plates space is referred to as the interior of the mold, accordingly the internal space supplied ⁇ facing surfaces of the mold plates are referred to as the inner surfaces are analogous to the opposed inner surfaces of each ⁇ zen cuboidal mold plates Surfaces also referred to as outer surfaces of the mold plates.
  • So-called backup plates are usually attached to the outer surfaces of the mold plates, which on the one hand ensure sufficient mechanical stability of the mold plates and on the other hand contain a cooling device which dissipates the heat of the molten metal released during continuous casting from the mold plates.
  • a cooling device which dissipates the heat of the molten metal released during continuous casting from the mold plates.
  • Such devices e.g. Milled recesses on the outer surfaces of the mold plates, which together with the backup plates form cooling channels through which water flows, are well known from the prior art.
  • actuators which make it possible to to move spatially zelne mold plates and thereby vary the utzbli ⁇ che for the dimension of the metal slab produced cross-sectional area of the mold.
  • actuators may be, for example, motor-driven spindles or hydrauli- raulische actuators, which are also known from the prior Tech ⁇ technology.
  • a molten metal is introduced into the interior of the mold at the inflow end, wherein the metal melt begins to solidify on the mold plates in the contact area with the mold plates due to the heat release and forms a so-called strand shell in this region, the thickness of which during the passage of the corresponding strand section continuously increased by the mold.
  • the thus partially solidified metal strand is drawn out by corre ⁇ sponding extraction devices, such as driven drive rollers in the mold subsequent roller table, at the outlet end of the mold from this, this process is supported by mechanical oscillatory movements of the mold itself.
  • the surface of the liquid metal melt in the interior of the continuous casting mold is also referred to as a casting mirror, the ⁇ accordingly, the so-called.
  • G screenadoreau h is defined as the distance of the casting mirror from the outlet end of the mold.
  • casting powder is applied to the molten metal at its inflow end, which is melted on the surface of the still molten metal melt by the heat given off and subsequently forms a sliding film between the forming strand shell and the inner surfaces of the mold plates, the reduces the mechanical friction between the strand shell and the inner sides of the mold plates.
  • An actuator arranged on a narrow side plate has a point of application, at which a force is transmitted to the narrow side plate and wherein the narrow side plate is moved at this position by a spatial displacement of the point of application by the actuator.
  • This attack ⁇ point can be configured articulated when beispielswe- the inclination of the narrow side plate se during the displacement by the actuator changes.
  • the point of application is assigned a position displaceable in space, which is referred to as an actuator position in the further.
  • an actuator comprises a sensor with which the current value of the actuator position is detected, which is also referred to as the actual position of the actuator and which is transmitted to a control unit. In a position control of the actuator is this of the
  • Control unit specified a certain position value, which is referred to below as the desired position of the actuator.
  • the actual position of the actuator is compared with its setpoint position and the actuator is controlled by the control unit in such a way that the actual position and setpoint position coincide.
  • This activation takes place by acting on the actuator with a corresponding mechanical force, which is transmitted to the narrow side plate via the point of application of the actuator and as a result of which the position of the narrow side plate is changed at this point.
  • the application of the actuator with a mechanical force is also caused by the control unit and can be done for example by modifiers ⁇ alteration of the hydraulic pressure when the actuator is in the form of a hydraulic cylinder.
  • Mold should have as large as possible mechanical contact with the inner surfaces of the mold plates.
  • the strand shell stands out due to thermal shrinkage of the mold inner surface, it reduces at the loading taken place the outflow of heat from the metal strand to any significant extent, resulting in inconsistent quality of the strand surface result and until the on ⁇ tear in extreme cases, the strand shell can lead.
  • a measure to achieve a large area as possible and gleichmäßi ⁇ ges concern of light passing through the mold the metal strand is to specify a minor Nei ⁇ movement between the respective opposite mold plates so that the cross section of the mold from the pouring end to the exit-side End tapered according to the shrinkage of the metal strand.
  • the inclination of the opposite broad side plates is usually characterized by a trapezoidal shape of the narrow side plates. Since the narrow side plates contact the two wide side plates along their height extension, there is a different distance between the respective upper, inflow side ends of the two wide side plates than between the lower, outlet side ends of the wide side plates.
  • narrow-side conicity K s usually as a difference of the distance e of Eing manseiti ⁇ gene ends of the narrow side plates to each other and the distance b of the outlet-side ends of the narrow side plates to each other, which is identical to the casting width b, according to
  • Narrow side conicity possible, it being essential that they depend on the inclination of at least one of the narrow side plates with respect to the casting direction.
  • a definition for the narrow-side conicity only on a single narrow side plate for example ⁇ example
  • JP 2010 253548 A a construction for strand is ingot molds are known which suggests to bend the narrow side plates mechanically during casting depending on the G confusegeschwindig ⁇ ness, the carbon content of the molten metal or the trespassing of the metal strand at the mold heat stream, the heat flow from temperature values of the cooling water of the cooling device of the mold is calculated.
  • the aim of this invention is to keep by the dar ⁇ te bending the narrow side plates both the solidification course of the strand shell and the frictional forces that occur on the inner surfaces of the mold plates as constant as possible under changing casting conditions and thus the formation of longitudinal cracks in the cast metal strand to avoid.
  • a complex bending mechanism according to FIG. 15 and FIG. 18 is used to apply the required bending forces.
  • JP H03 210953 A proposes a continuous molding, each having their narrow side plates, a vertically extending in the horizontal direction to the casting direction groove 15 whose ⁇ because at this point under the action of force, a kink forms according to Fig.l.
  • the regulation of this force is effected in dependence on measured by a Ther ⁇ moiatas temperature values in the vicinity of the outlet-side end of the narrow side plates.
  • the grooves of the narrow side plates represent a mechanical weak point.
  • JP H02 247 059 A proposes to turn the narrow side plates together with the backup plates mounted thereon in dependence of the measured heat flow or the casting speed to ver ⁇ .
  • the required bending forces are very high, the inner surfaces of the narrow side plates take a curved along the casting direction course.
  • a disadvantage of all the above publications is that high mechanical forces or correspondingly complex trades are necessary for bending the narrow side plates.
  • a further disadvantage of the above-mentioned publications is that a control based on a measured temperature value or a measured heat flow has a corresponding inherent inertia and therefore can not react fast enough to rapidly changing production conditions.
  • the subject invention therefore proposes that instead of bending the narrow side plates this during the casting in their spatial position to changed ⁇ countries by being guided along the inside of the wide side plates. This happens because the clamping force exerted on the narrow side plates by the wide side plates is reduced, then the narrow side plates are correspondingly adjusted by means of corresponding position-controlled actuators and finally the contact pressure of the wide side plates is restored to the original value.
  • Such an adjustment process is controlled and such that, despite the outward-acting forces of the liquid molten metal, there is no sudden tearing of the strand shell.
  • the narrow side conicity can thus be adapted to the shrinkage of the metal strand resulting from the formation of the strand shell, so that the contact surface of the narrow side plates with the strand shell is as large as possible. In this case, no forces are applied to the bending of the Schmalsei ⁇ tenplatten itself and the frictional forces between the strand shell and the inner surfaces of the mold plates are not unnecessarily increased.
  • the employment of the narrow sides of the mold corresponds exactly to the shrinkage of the strand, which is caused by the growth of the strand shell.
  • Typical values of the narrow ⁇ mallenkonizmaschine be between 0.9% and 1.3% of the casting width according to the above definition.
  • Too much conicity of the narrow side plates which causes a pinch of the strand through the mold, causes not only an increased wear of the mold surface, an increase in the friction between the mold and strand.
  • bulging of the strand shell also occurs inwardly, which in turn leads to longitudinal defects in the metal strand.
  • the optimal Schmallitkoniztician depends on various production ⁇ tion parameters, such as the shrinkage characteristics of the cast molten metal or from the actual heat dissipation, inter alia, by the properties of the
  • DE 10 2014 227 013 A1 describes the adjustment of the narrow-side conicity of a continuous casting mold as a function of a temperature distribution in the mold plates and the mechanical contact of the strand shell derived therefrom against the inner surfaces of the mold plates.
  • the temperature distribution is preferably determined by means of optical fiber sensors ⁇ , being deduced the mechanical contact or on the formation of air gaps from the ratio of measured values between the centrally located and near the edge temperature sensors.
  • the temperature-based regulation of the narrow side cone described in DE 10 2014 227 013 A1 is relatively slow - so, for example, the lifting of the strand shell can only be detected with a corresponding time delay.
  • this control method is based only on the heat flow passing from the cast metal strand to the mold plates and the associated temperature changes, but without taking frictional forces into account, and thus represents only an indirect method for determining the appropriate conicity, which is associated with corresponding inaccuracies ,
  • JP S56 119646 A describes a continuous casting mold, the plates of which are moved under pressure during casting.
  • the narrow side plates are each movably connected at their pouring end to a base plate, which can be moved and fixed in the horizontal direction.
  • a pressure-controlled actuator e.g. a hydraulic cylinder, which presses the narrow side plates against the cast metal strand, with a small gap distance of 0.1 - 0.2mm in the casting direction between the narrow side plates and the wide side plates to allow their relative movement.
  • narrow side cone can not be adjusted independently of each other.
  • a uniform casting width can not be maintained because tilting of the narrow side plates at its lower end occurs during a control operation and, moreover, it can not be ensured that the narrow side cone is identical on both sides, which can lead to inconsistent growth of the strand shell.
  • the narrow side plates can be moved over each at least two mechanical actuators along the inner sides of the broad side plates and whereby an inwardly directed force is exerted on the strand shell of the cast metal strand to the outward-acting ferrostatic pressure not yet counteract solidified molten metal, since the clamping action of the narrow side plates by the broad side plates and the intrinsic cohesion force of the strand shell itself are not sufficient to prevent tearing of the strand.
  • These forces transmitted from the narrow side plates to the strand shell are referred to below as narrow side forces.
  • the casting direction of the Stranggussko ⁇ kille 1 is oriented substantially in the direction of gravity; Therefore, the ferrostatic pressure of the introduced into the mold 1 molten metal in the casting direction increases according to the behavior of a liquid linearly with the distance to the surface of the molten metal, which is located in the casting direction at a distance corresponding to the G manaptaptho ⁇ hehe over the outlet-side ends of the mold plates ,
  • the ferro-static pressure of the molten metal caused by au ⁇ SEN directed forces that have to be compensated by correspondingly inward ge ⁇ taught opposing forces to an On ⁇ tear the strand shell to prevent.
  • the strand shell has inherent strength, which depends on its thickness locally and which partially compensates for the outward-acting ferro- static pressure of the molten metal. The further part of the ferrostatic pressure must be compensated inside the continuous casting mold by appropriate counterpressure of the mold plates, in order to avoid a rupture of the strand shell.
  • the present invention for adjustment of the narrow side plates against the forming of a possible op ⁇ timalen value of Schmallitkoniztician, wherein said appointing
  • Strand shell exactly equal to the shrinkage of the metal strand ⁇ , based on the use of this relationship and suggests A method for setting a Schmallinguistickoniztician K s of a continuous molding for the production of a metal strand with the help of at least one control loop in front, whereby the strand ⁇ casting ingot mold a first and vice summarizes a second narrow side plate at each of which at least two position-controlled Ak ⁇ motors for positioning the respective narrow side plate at different distances to the pouring end of the
  • Continuous casting mold are arranged and wherein in the effective direction of each actuator during operation of the continuous casting mold corresponding forces occur, characterized in that during a cycle through the at least one control loop - a reference pressure P ref as a reference variable and
  • each of the two narrow side plates of the continuous casting mold can be positioned by its own, independent control loop, which controls only the actuators of the respective narrow side plate.
  • the adjusting ⁇ size of the respective control loop is dependent on the inclination of the JE etty narrow side plate with respect to the casting direction, and the method of the invention thus comprises two inde ⁇ dependent values for the Schmallinguistickoniztician - each have a value for the first and a value for the second Schmalsei ⁇ tenplatte - the continuous casting mold.
  • the inventive method comprises a ge ⁇ common value for the Schmallinguistickoniztician the strand ⁇ casting ingot mold, the definition with respect to the casting direction is dependent on the inclinations of the two narrow side panels alike.
  • controller of the control loop may also comprise filtering, either condition the input signal for a given rule ⁇ circular control law or further process the detected signal from the control law, before it is fed to the controlled system.
  • the inventive method allows rapid Rea ⁇ crave to changing process conditions, since the detection of the narrow side forces that are influenced by the process conditions, as opposed to methods based on temperature or heat flow measurements, virtually in real time.
  • the inventive method is also based on a empi ⁇ step relation between the narrow side forces on the one hand, and the momentary casting parameters such as casting speed, the behavior of mold powder or together ⁇ men attitude of the molten metal on the other hand, this em- pirical connection by the action of the controller model ⁇ liert.
  • the method according to the invention does not require any physical modeling of the effects of the various influencing variables, but rather is based on the measurement of the immediate reaction of the casting parameters in the form of the narrow side forces, so that the effects of all relevant casting parameters are taken into account equally and equally fast.
  • a withdrawal of the strand shell from the inner sides of the narrow side plates for example, caused by excessive cooling and concomitant strand shrinkage can be detected immediately because the applied for a certain control position narrow side forces reduce ent ⁇ speaking.
  • an increase in the narrow side forces which would cause a pinch of the strand and is caused, for example, by a too low cooling capacity of the metal strand, are directly balanced.
  • the inventive method ensures gu ⁇ te reproducibility, since the adjustment of the Schmallitkoniztician to the instantaneous conditions of production does not require any operator intervention but depends only on the voreingestell ⁇ th parameters of the controller or of at most carried out in the controller filtering.
  • the reference pressure P ref is a function of the density of the liquid molten metal pi iq , a pouring mirror height h and a dimensionless correction factor S.
  • the density pi iq of the molten metal is to be understood as meaning the material density of the molten metal whose physical density
  • the reference pressure P ref depends on the density of the molten metal pi iq and on the molten metal level h, which is defined as the distance of the casting mirror from the outlet end of the mold, and also contains a further dimensionless correction factor S, which can be specified.
  • the reference pressure P ref is a parameter of the control method and, if necessary, can also be used during the casting process. For example, by an operator or by another control system, be readjusted to change the characteristics of the control loop. As a result, it is possible to take into account a change in the casting-mirror height h during the casting process or to respond flexibly to changes in the casting parameters, such as a change in the composition of the molten metal, of the casting powder or in the heat removal of the mold.
  • An adaptation of the reference pressure for example, are based on empirical values from the acquired He ⁇ casting parameters, making a determined once under certain casting conditions, advantageous way in which the continuous molding can be reproduction ⁇ ed.
  • g the value of the gravitational acceleration
  • P fer the ferrostatic pressure of the molten metal inside the cast Metal strand designate at the outlet end of the continuous casting mold.
  • the correction factor S preferably has a value range of 0.7-3 and takes into account the self-supporting ability of the forming strand shell, which mitigates the effect of the outward ferrostatic pressure P fer of the molten metal, further the effect of frictional forces between the narrow side plates and the wide side plates corresponding to those of counteract the forces applied to the actuators of the narrow side plates and reduce them accordingly and the friction between the strand shell and the Schmalwashplat ⁇ th, which has an outwardly directed force component in the width direction of the continuous casting and due to the narrow side conicity depends on the value of the narrow side conicity.
  • the correction factor S on the selected casting speed v depend, because in particular the friction between the strand shell and the narrow side plates is a sliding friction and therefore the friction forces occurring depends on the relative speed between the ⁇ divided surfaces.
  • the self-sustainability of the strand shell outweighs the frictional forces between the narrow side and the wide side plates and between the narrow side plates and the strand shell and used for example in ei ⁇ nem mode for use, on the Breittimeplat ⁇ th only with very low clamping action be used against the Schmalsei- tenplatten, which is also referred to as soft-clamping.
  • mean values of S> 1 must be that the friction Strengthens ⁇ te between the narrow side and the wide side plates and narrow side plates and between the strand shell predominate and compensated for accordingly by the actuators of the narrow side plates.
  • the dependence of the correction factor S from the speed v G machinegeschwin- can be ⁇ be written, for example, by a table model based on empirical values. Also, S may depend on other factors, such as the composition of the molten metal or the casting powder, which can also be mapped in an empirically recorded table model.
  • the above definition of the reference pressure P ref offers the advantage of an easy-to-use empirical Mo ⁇ model- ling the reference variable of the control loops invention ses represents that depends in addition to the correction factor S only by already known process parameters, and which may therefore be extended by means of the correction factor S for example, with respect to new together ⁇ men experienceen of the molten metal or the mold powder in a ⁇ ways and requires no elaborate physical simulations.
  • the mean surface pressure P med is expressed by the expression
  • F 2 , j is the force detected by a measuring element of the control loop, occurring at the actuator j of the second narrow side plate,
  • Nl the number of actuators of the first narrow side plate
  • N2 is the number of actuators of the second narrow side plate
  • the average surface pressure P med represents an average over the forces of all the actuators of the two narrow side plates, which exert the actuators on the narrow side plates.
  • the setting of a common Schmalsei ⁇ tenkoniztician for both narrow side plates is symmetrical with respect to the casting direction of the continuous casting mold under specification of the spatial position of the center line of the metal strand in Be ⁇ train on the wide side plates and a value for the casting width b.
  • the inclination of the narrow side plate with respect to the casting direction and an absolute spatial position can be predetermined by means of the actuators acting in the width direction of the continuous casting mold whose spatial arrangement is known, which - based on the entire continuous casting mold - represents four mechanical degrees of freedom.
  • the position of the center line of the produced metal strand with respect to the wide side plates is kept constant by appropriate positioning of the narrow side plates so that the metal strand does not drift in the width direction relative to the wide side plates, this reduces the number of degrees of freedom by one.
  • An additional specification of a distance between the narrow side plates to each other - for example, the distance of the pouring outlet ends of the narrow side plates, which is by definition identical to the casting width b of the continuous casting mold - reduces the degrees of freedom by another.
  • the inclinations of the two narrow side plates are set symmetrically with respect to the casting direction, this represents a limitation to only a single mechanical degree of freedom of the narrow side plates, which is represented by a correspondingly unique value for the narrow side conicity.
  • casting width b it is also possible to change the casting width b during the execution of the control method or to leave it constant and to specify a starting value for the Sollpo ⁇ positions of the individual actuators when first run through the control loop.
  • a constant value of the casting width b is during the casting process, in particular towards ⁇ clearly the quality of the cast metal strand desirable because elaborate measures to below SET ⁇ development of the width of the metal strip, such as flame cutting or lateral compression can be omitted.
  • the controller of the at least one control loop comprises a control law with a sauce ⁇ initiated by the control deviation input variable and an output variable and ⁇ to the actual ⁇ positions ⁇ in each cycle of the at least one control loop, ⁇ , X2 , ⁇ the actuators at least one of the first or the second narrow side plate detected and derived therefrom an actual value I s for the narrow-side conicity K s and this by specifying appropriate target positions ⁇ Yi, ⁇ , Y 2 , 3 ⁇ for the actuators at least one of the first or The second narrow side plate in a the effect of the narrow ⁇ lateral conicity on the average surface pressure imaging controlled system of at least one control loop only adjusted if a difference from the determined actual value exists.
  • the detected actual positions of the actuators of the narrow side plates thus represent input variables and the determined target positions for the actuators correspond to output variables of the actuator.
  • at least one control loop, which are each newly determined in each pass through the at least one control loop.
  • control law here describes the behavior of the rule ⁇ circle depending on the deviation and is used to determine the output; while understanding the importance and role of Re ⁇ are gelvorschrift in the context of a classic rule ⁇ circle and thus the skilled person adequately be ⁇ known.
  • control deviations can be programmed in a very simple way: when the Proportionali ⁇ tiquess tile k has a value less than 1, so this causes the system deviation attenuated flows into the Cor ⁇ rection of the output of the control law, currency ⁇ rend at values greater 1 the deviation is amplified.
  • P ⁇ d i f ⁇ x is an amount of over a period ⁇ back ⁇ reaching, stored values of the control deviation P dlf from previous cycles of the
  • Input variable for the control rule of the control loop ⁇ are.
  • the example embodiment ⁇ caused by erroneous measurements are gron- NEN, suppressed. This prevents an erroneous adjustment of the narrow side plates due to false readings or due to high-frequency interference and contributes to the stabilization ⁇ tion of the continuous casting process.
  • K is an upper limit for the narrow-side conicity K s .
  • the saturation filter Os ensures that the narrow-side conicity K s regulated by the control loop remains within the permissible range defined by the limit values K s , min and K s , max , eg within 1.1 to 1.2.
  • the limit values K s , min and K s , max are parameters of the control method , which are usually preset, but which can also be changed during the casting process. Thus, the limits K s , min and K s , max, for example, when switching between two metal batches by an operator or by a control system can be changed if a changed composition of the molten metal requires it.
  • the narrow-side conicity K s is determined by a third filtering of a value K s ''derived from the output K s ' of the regulation ⁇ rule by means of a hysteresis filter ⁇ ⁇
  • K s ⁇ ⁇ (
  • the manipulated variable of the control loop when the detected in the current cycle of the control loop value K s s Schmallitkoniztician the magnitude order differs Minim ⁇ least the value of ⁇ by the current actual value I is changed only.
  • Apparatus for setting a narrow-side conicity K s of a continuous casting mold for the production of a metal strand in particular for carrying out one of the described methods, wherein the continuous casting mold comprises a first and a second narrow side plate, on each of which at least two position-controlled actuators for positioning the jewei ⁇ age narrow side plate in different Distance to the pouring end of the continuous casting mold are arranged and wherein the device has a control unit and Einrich ⁇ lines for detecting the forces occurring during operation of the continuous casting mold in the direction of action of each actuator, characterized in that the control unit is set up for a control loop, wherein the control loop a reference pressure P ref as a reference variable,
  • At least one of the actuators is a hydraulically actuated actuator.
  • At least one of the hydraulically actuated actuators is a double-acting hydraulic cylinder.
  • Double acting hydraulic cylinders offer the advantage that the force applied by each actuator force can be determined very easily by two pressure sensors per actuator, since the force is determined by the differential pressure between the two chambers and the cross sectional area of the piston ofproductwir ⁇ kenden hydraulic cylinder. Therefore, retrofitting an existing continuous casting mold, which already has such hydraulic cylinders for adjusting the narrow side plates, for carrying out the method according to the invention in a simple and cost-effective manner, since only sensors for detecting the corresponding pressures and the travel positions of the corresponding actuators must be installed.
  • At least one of the actuators has an electrical rotary drive.
  • Such actuators allow a simple determination of the actuator position based on the position of the drive axis of the electrically operated motor or an axis of the transmission, which is usually used between the motor and the linearly moving point of the actuator in question.
  • the forces occurring at the points of action of the actuators can be detected, for example, via strain gauges.
  • At least one of the electrically driven actuators is a linear motor.
  • Linear motors do not require a gear and therefore have no mechanical play. Furthermore, they offer the advantage of being out of the power-speed curve and out of the power-current characteristic occurring force can be determined without further Krafts ⁇ sors.
  • Control circuit of a narrow side plate with two acces- gates Control circuit of a narrow side plate with two acces- gates.
  • FIG la shows in perspective view the arrangement of the broad sides ⁇ plates 2, 2 'and the first and the second narrow side plate 4 and 4' of a continuous molding 1, wherein the two narrow-side plates 4, 4 'along the inner surfaces of the broad side plates 2, 2' slidably are arranged.
  • the backup plates of the individual Kokillenplatten and the actuators for the adjustment of the narrow side plates are not shown in this on.
  • FIG. 1 a the directional vectors of the thickness direction D, the width direction B and the casting direction G are shown in their spatial position with respect to the continuous casting mold 1, wherein the vectors D, B and G form an orthogonal, right-handed coordinate system.
  • liquid molten metal is introduced with the addition of casting powder in the interior of the continuous casting 1, where the molten metal in the casting direction G wei ⁇ tertransportiert and at the outlet end 3 'in the form ei ⁇ nes teilerstarrten metal strand 5 from the mold 1 is ⁇ attracted ,
  • the metal strand 5 has, with respect to the normal plane to the casting direction G, a rectangular cross section whose short side is oriented in the thickness direction D and whose long side is oriented in the width direction B.
  • FIG lb shows a section through the continuous casting mold 1 of FIG la normal to the width direction B, wherein the relative to the casting direction G inclined broadside plates 2, 2 'with the attached backup plates 7, 7' and the trapezoidal shape of the second narrow side plate 4 'can be seen.
  • the distance f of the inner surfaces of the wide side plates 2, 2 'at the inflow end 3 is greater than the corresponding distance d at the outlet end 3' of the continuous casting mold 1, where d is also referred to as G confusedicke, since the gegos ⁇ sene metal strand 5 (in FIG lb not shown) with this thickness from the enclosed by the continuous casting mold 1 In interior space.
  • FIG. 1 c shows a section through the continuous casting mold 1 from FIG. 1 a normal to the thickness direction D. Visible are the relative to the casting direction G inclined narrow side plates 4, 4 'with the attached backup plates 6, 6', also the rectangular shape of the wide side plate 2 he ⁇ recognizable, along the inside of the narrow side plates 4, 4 'are displaced.
  • the distance e of the inner surfaces of the narrow side plates 4, 4 'at the inflow end 3 is again greater than the corresponding distance b at the outlet end 3' of the continuous casting mold 1, wherein b is referred to as casting width.
  • the actuators A 2 , i and A 2, 2 the inclination and the position of the second narrow side plate 4 'set or maintained, wherein the upper actuator A 2 , i, the force F 2 , i and the lower actuator A second 2, the force F 2, 2 occurs in the effective direction of the respective actuator.
  • the narrow-side conicity K s can also be related to the mold height H.
  • the surface of the cast-in molten metal 10 is also referred to as pouring mirror 12, which is at a distance h - the so-called GelloLiteproof Why - above the outlet end 3 'of the continuous casting mold 1.
  • the solidified metal strand is 5 pulled out of the casting die 1, wherein the strand already formed ⁇ cup 13 approximately to roll in the width direction B by lateral Strangure- 14 and 14' is supported.
  • Fi, i and F 2 , i are the forces of the upper Ak ⁇ tors ⁇ , ⁇ and A 2 , i (not shown in Figure 2), as shown in Figure lc, near the pouring end 3 on the respective narrow side plate 4 and 4 'are transmitted. Accordingly symbo ⁇ taping Fi, 2 or F 2, 2, the forces of the exit-side actuators Ai, 2, and A 2; 2.
  • FIG. 3 in a section normal to the thickness direction D of FIG. ne half of a continuous casting mold according to the invention 1 to the center line M and the control technology connection to ei ⁇ ne control unit 8 shown, wherein the first narrow side ⁇ plate 4 by means of two actuators ⁇ , ⁇ and A ir2 can be moved.
  • the other half of the continuous casting mold 1, which comprises the second narrow side plate 4 'and corresponding actuators A 2 , i and A 2 , 2, is connected in accordance with the first half shown to the control unit 8, but not shown in FIG.
  • the AK factors ⁇ , ⁇ and A ir2 out as a double-acting hydraulic cylinder ⁇ .
  • the actuator ⁇ , ⁇ engages near the upper, casting-side end 3 of the continuous casting mold 1 on the first narrow side plate 4 and can move them at this point in the direction of width B; Similarly, the first narrow side plate 4 of the actuator A ⁇ r 2, which acts in the vicinity of the lower, exit-side En ⁇ of 3 'on the first narrow side plate 4, are also moved in the width direction B. To detect the instantaneous position of the first narrow side plate 4, the actuators ⁇ , ⁇ and A ir2 transmit the respective position values ⁇ , ⁇ and Xi, 2 to the control unit 8, which are determined by corresponding position sensors 16 of the respective actuator.
  • the pressures of the two chambers of each double-acting hydraulic cylinder are detected by means of corresponding pressure sensors 11 and transmitted to the control unit 8. From the difference of these pressures, the forces F i, i and ⁇ ⁇ 2 , with which the actuators ⁇ , ⁇ and Ai, 2 act on the first narrow side plate 4, determine. Furthermore, the actuators ⁇ , ⁇ and Ai, 2 are acted upon by hydraulic drive units 9 with corresponding amounts of hydraulic fluid, so that the pistons of the actuators are moved in accordance with the setpoint positions ⁇ , ⁇ and ⁇ , 2 determined by the control unit 8.
  • the hydraulic drive units 9 Kgs be ⁇ NEN example, hydraulic pumps or valves, which provide the required volume in each case of hydraulic liquid ⁇ ness available.
  • FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of a control circuit 15 for adjusting the Schmallinguistickoniztician K s according to the he ⁇ inventive method in which the control circuit 15 in addition to the actual control law 25, a first temporal Filter ⁇ tion 22 of the control deviation P d IF, and a second filtering 23 in With regard to the permissible maximum values and a third filtering 24 with respect to a desired hysteresis behavior of K s .
  • a cycle of the control loop 15 runs for a Stranggussko ⁇ kille 1, comprising a first and a second narrow side plate 4 and 4 ', as follows:
  • the forces F i transmitted by the actuators A 1, 1 to the first narrow side plate 4 ; 1 and the 'transmitted by the actuators A 2, j to the second narrow side plate 4 forces F 2, j are captured in a measuring member 2 6, from which h together with the Who th ⁇ the casting level and the casting thickness d the Regelgrö ⁇ SSE of the control circuit 15 in the form of a median professionnpres ⁇ solution P med (with pressure as a physical unit) is determined.
  • the indices i and j in this case comprise the value range ⁇ 1,... N1 ⁇ or ⁇ 1,... N2 ⁇ , where N1 or N2 the number of
  • the reference variable of the control loop 15 is a reference Pressure P ref from the density of the liquid molten metal Pi iq , the G recognizeaptproof Wait h and a dimensionless Korrek ⁇ turtex S used.
  • P ref a reference Pressure from the density of the liquid molten metal Pi iq
  • G Garrek ⁇ turtex S used.
  • the values of h, p liq and S for each cast batch can either be fixed or changed during the casting process.
  • the current can be detected casting level h Messtech ⁇ cally and the instantaneous value obtained is transmitted to the control loop 15 °. - It is the current value of the deviation P dlf of Re ⁇ gel Vietnamesees 15 according
  • Pdif Pref - Pmed determined and a control unit 8 (not Darge ⁇ represents in FIG 4) is stored and supplied to the controller 21 of the control circuit 15, the regulator 21 besides the actual Re ⁇ gelvorschrift 25 in the present example, a first, two ⁇ te and third filtering 22, 23 and 24 included.
  • the ⁇ a time-based filter ⁇ comparable turns that spans a past period of time ⁇ , a filtered value P d if 'determined from the control deviation, where ⁇ in the filter ⁇ ⁇ serves to filter out short-term deviations and high-frequency interference and thus to determine a time smoothly smoothed value of the control deviation.
  • control law 25 of the control circuit are the actual ⁇ values of the positions Xi-1 of the actuators Ai, ⁇ the first narrow ⁇ side plate 4 and the actual values of positions X 2, j of Ak ⁇ ports A 2, j of the second narrow side plate 4 ' detected by means of position sensors 16 (not shown in FIG 4) and determined therefrom according to the geometric conditions of the continuous casting mold 1, an actual value I s for the Schmallitkon ⁇ icity of the continuous casting mold 1.
  • K s includes, from the output of K s' of the control law 25 a derived value K s '' determined.
  • a third filtering 24 by means of a hysteresis filter ⁇ ⁇ from the derived value K s '' the value to be set for the narrow-side conicity K s ⁇ be adjusted, which simultaneously represents the manipulated variable of the control loop 15.
  • the hysteresis filter ⁇ ⁇ contains a parameter ⁇ which writes the threshold value of the hysteresis filter .
  • This parameter defines the minimum difference between the manipulated variable K s and the associated actual value I s , from which an adjustment of the narrow side plates 4 or 4 'is actually carried out. Differences below the threshold value ⁇ are suppresses the hysteresis filters ⁇ ⁇ un ⁇ by the manipulated variable K s the actual value of I s is Equilibrium ⁇ sets.

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L'invention a pour objet le réglage du cône de petit côté d'une lingotière de coulée continue. L'invention concerne un procédé et un dispositif pour le réglage de la conicité du petit côté d'une lingotière de coulée continue sur la base de la mesure des forces appliquées sur les petits côtés à l'aide d'actionneurs. L'invention vise à obtenir une conicité de petit côté la plus optimale possible, la mise en place de plaques de petit côté sur la barre métallique coulée permettant de compenser avec la meilleure précision possible le retrait de ladite barre dû à la température, et ainsi à établir un contact, sur la plus grande surface possible, avec la barre métallique. Cet objectif est atteint selon l'invention par un circuit de régulation dont l'écart de régulation repose sur la mesure des forces s'exerçant sur les actionneurs pendant la coulée continue. Un paramétrage adapté de la grandeur de régulation, de la prescription de régulation ainsi que du filtrage du circuit de régulation permet d'obtenir un comportement de régulation fiable et très rapide. Des cylindres hydrauliques à double effet sont proposés comme actionneurs pour un dispositif selon l'invention.
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